Fire in the streets

Description:

In the aftermath of Dr. King's assassination in 1968, Chicago fourteen-year-old Maxie longs to join the Black Panthers, whether or not her brother Raheem, ex-boyfriend Sam, or her friends like it, and is soon caught up in the violence of anti-war and civil rights demonstrations.

subjects: Black Panther Party,  Brothers and sisters,  Juvenile fiction,  Racism,  Fiction,  United States,  Civil rights movements,  African Americans,  History,  Detective and mystery stories,  Nancy Drew (Fictitious character),  Railroads,  Voyages and travels,  Mystery fiction,  Nancy Drew (Fictional character),  Railroad travel,  Mystery and detective stories,  Children's fiction,  Civil rights movements, fiction,  Brothers and sisters, fiction,  African americans, fiction,  Chicago (ill.), fiction

Places: Chicago (Ill.),  20th century

Times: 20th century